Tue, 21-Oct-2025

US town placed under quarantine by massive African snails

US town

Residents of Pasco County, north of Tampa, ordered to quarantine giant African land snails. Florida’s agriculture department calls the invasive species “one of the most damaging” mollusc subtypes. The snails carry a parasite that can cause meningitis in humans. State officials had to issue a quarantine order for inhabitants of Florida’s Pasco County; which is … Read more

Digital life encroaches on US ‘quiet zone’ refuge

Digital

Green Bank, West Virginia Yvonne Wallech loves the digital respite and sense of community in her tiny US town, where cell phone service is effectively barred and outsiders come seeking the shelter of that quiet. She has internet at her property in Green Bank, West Virginia but as soon as she leaves home, and is … Read more